Lyrics:
I wonder'd today on the sea shore,
The winds and the waves were low,
And I thought of the days that are gone, Maud,
Many long years ago;
Ah! those were the happiest days of all, maud,
Not a care or a sorrow did we know,
As we played on the white pebbled sand, Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the shore.

chorus:
Gathering up the shells from the sea shore,
Gathering up the shells from the shore;
Ah! those were the happiest days of all, Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the shore.

Oh, don't you remember the day, Maud,
The last time we wander'd on the shore,
Our hearts were so joyous and gay, Maud,
For you promised to be mine evermore;
Then the shells were whiter than ever,
And the bright waves were lovlier than before,
The hours were but moments to us, Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the shore.

But now we are growing up in years, Maud,
Our locks are all silver'd and gray,
Yet the vows that we made on the shore, Maud,
Are fresh in our mem'ries today;
There still is a charm in those bright shells,
And the sound of the deep ocean's roar,
For they call back the days that we spent, Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the shore.